7:00-7:30

Meet the Professor Breakfast

Laparoscopy - straight or hand assist

Jeff Milsom, Eric Rullier

Complex Diverticulitis

Soren Laurberg, David Rothenberger

7:50-8:00

Welcome

Anders Mellgren

Laparoscopic Technique

Heather Rossi

8:00-8:15

Bowel mobilization and devascularization

Shane McNevin

8:15-8:30

How to preserve appropriate oncologic principles at laparoscopy

Eric Rullier

8:30-8:45

Hand assisted laparoscopy – pros and cons

Jeff Milsom

8:45-9:00

Pitfalls and tips how to stay out of trouble

Tom Read

9:00-9:30

Panel

9:30-10:00

Break - Refreshments in the Vendor Exhibition Hall

Pelvic Floor Disorders

Ann Lowry

10:00-10:15

Fecal incontinence – treatment options of the future

Carlo Ratto

10:15-10:30

Choosing the operation for rectal prolapse

Graham Williams

10:30-10:45

Ultrasound for pelvic floor disorders

Giulio Santoro

10:45-11:15

Panel

11:15-12:00

Bernstein Invited Lecture

Richard Karulf

Laparoscopy – where are we now and where are we going?

Jeff Milsom

Anorectal Disease

David Rothenberger

1:00-1:15

Hemorrhoids – surgical indications and technique

Ann Seltman

1:15-1:30

Management of recto-vaginal fistula

Ann Lowry

1:30-1:45

Perianal fistula – the LIFT procedure

Stanley Goldberg

1:45-2:00

Management of perianal dysplasia

Charles Finne

2:00-2:30

Panel

2:30-3:00

Break

Benign Colorectal Disease

Richard Karulf

3:00-3:15

Difficult stomas

Jeff Morken

3:15-3:30

Clostridium dificile

Judith Trudel

3:30-3:45

Management of acute diverticulitis

David Rothenberger

3:45-4:00

Fast track or best practice

Johann Nordenstam

4:00-4:30

Panel

3:30-4:00

Break

4:30-6:00

Consultants’ Corner (Anorectal disease)

Michael Spencer

Brett Gemlo, Stanley Goldberg
C Neal Ellis, Jeff Milsom
Carlo Ratto, Graham Williams

6:00

Reception